juju/yoruba recommendations

A spin-off from the King Sunny Ade thread. Please help me and ILM dive further into this entrancing music.

search uncle toye ajagun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVtBrw4T7Zk

admiral dele abiodun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzs7SqeTq8

tunde nightingale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFFBhzQigc

ayinde bakare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyxktAjhxA0

thony adex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtugKlR2qv8

Thanks. I'm coming at this from Sunny Ade's 80s stuff, so it's really interesting to go back further in time.

not heard a lot of the island era tbh!

here's emperor pick peters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71q1ajPFO0

admiral, uncle, emperor, king ... and doctor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ILzNGboqYc
Dr. Orlando Owoh And His Young Kenneries

The joy is in the talking drum, right?

in my opinion, absolutely

it doesn't get any better than prince adekunle's "aiye nreti eleya"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upiR84dK4C0

The Lijadu Sisters mix it up with soul/pop influences but the Juju roots still come through. I confess I've only heard of them because of an upcoming reissue campaign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2kr0xTYd7U

I first heard of Lijadu Sisters I think because of Christgau reviews . Good group

https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=6914

recommended: Juju Roots, 1930s-1950s (Rounder Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jkcx7Nb2D0

There are a bunch of Admiral Dele Abiodun albums on Tidal; I'm listening to Agba Wa Bura now. It's pretty rockin', somewhere between King Sunny Ade and harder Afro-rock (lots of guitar solos, some nice soul organ). Mastered from an old scratchy LP.

Admiral Dele Abiodun

Have seen his name a bunch over the years but have never really taken the time to dig in. I should

Highly recommend Ebenezer Obey (sometimes billed as Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldKDyW9W_88
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey - A Christmas Special